Surprise Chowder Day
Yesterday I woke up and checked the snow report, saw the 11″ of fresh and the little blinking blue light on the Bridger homepage that means powder, didn’t believe it, and went back to bed. When I woke up two hours later it was still showing the same thing. Forrest, Tim, Tucker, Megan, and I [...]
Some Photos from Last Week’s Ridge Hike
Last week I managed to secure a beacon for a couple of days of skiing off of Bridger’s vaunted Ridge. Tuesday, Clare, Taylor, and I hiked up from the top of the Slushman’s lift to ski some day old powder down to The Fingers. The view from the top of the Ridge was stunning. The [...]
2nd Round of Prints – F Stop and Depth of Field
Our second week assignment for photography class was to toy around with F-stop and depth of field, two aspects of photography that I’ve always been interested in. I brought my camera to PetCo and shot some birds.
First Black & White Print
Today, I printed my first black and white print while part of the MSU Photography program. I’ve been processing and printing black and white film for the better part of three years now, but MSU’s equipment, protocol, and processes are slightly different (and apparently slightly less reliable). All of which resulted in a pretty “interesting” [...]
Blizzard in the Bozone – 1/22-24
El Nino has not been very kind to the Bridgers this season. However, after a two week drought and some really crappy skiing, we finally got some snow this last weekend. Alot of it, actually. Friday, January 22 We got our 1-2″ overnight, and it was snowing lightly all day. Nothing really worth mentioning, but [...]
Slushmans
Tucker and I rented beacons, probes, and shovels today and headed up to Bridger for our first Slushman’s run of the season. Slushman’s is the new chair (formerly the Peruvian Lift at Alta) that Bridger installed last season to the south of Pierre’s Knob. It accesses some great, un-demarcated, patrolled terrain. Beacons are required to [...]
Outdoor Pursuits Photography Contest
The Outdoor Pursuits floor of Roskie Hall runs a photography contest every year, sponsored by Outside Bozeman and several shops around town. My six entries are below. Yeah! Photo: David Howland Skier: Sam Willits Alex Photo: David Howland Skier: Alex Davis Looming Photo: David Howland Strangled Photo: David Howland Circle Photo: David Howland Hiking Photo: [...]
Yellowstone National Park
My father and I spent the weekend of November 14-16 at Yellowstone National Park. During the winter (pretty much after late October) the only entrance to the park that is open is the Northern entrance in Gardiner, MT. All the roads in the park are closed, except for the road that runs from Mammoth Hot [...]
Hiking Around Sacagawea
Veteran’s Day my father and I had another assault on Sacagawea planned. The first trip up got stuck on the road up to the mountain. Literally. This second trip, we parked the car before we got stuck, and hiked up to the Fairy Lake trailhead. We decided, given the snow depth, that we didn’t have [...]
Mulecross 2009 – Picture 1
Mulecross was a seriously cool race. The course was a huge series of loops around the massive Gallatin Regional Park and featured an intense run-up (that several riders began to ride as the course dried out over the day) and several good hills and barrier sections. The races were intense, and many of the riders [...]
Second Round of Pictures from The M
These two are the second round of pictures from last night at the M. Not the best shots, but they still came out kind of cool. The camera got picked up and moved in the middle of the exposure. I like the “cloud city” effect, but it’s too bad it’s so blurry. This picture just [...]
I Might As Well Call This Post “I Need A Tripod”
Alex and I hiked up to the M tonight with the goal of getting lost. We figured it was a safe place to tramp around in the woods because we could always hike directly downhill and end up at a house or a road or something. Plus, we could see Bozeman from anywhere we were. [...]
Layer Masks
Fed up with Photomerge and Hugin’s inability to accurately merge my action mosaics together, I finally tried working it out manually with layer masks. It actually worked out way better. I have so much more (read: total) control over how the images are blended together and how they are aligned. I still have a long [...]
Powder Day! – October 29, 2009
What a difference two weeks makes. We did things much smarter this time. A storm rolled in Tuesday and lasted all night, leaving us with about 6″ of snow here on campus in Bozeman and an unknown amount in the mountains. Everything looked white though. We left campus around 7:30 and were hiking at 8:00. [...]
Some Night Photography – Bozeman Beach
Last night we all thought it would be a good idea to head down to Bozeman Beach and enjoy a small bonfire. It was a good night, until the cops showed up. We watched one squad car arrest the driver of a Taurus, and then minutes later another cop showed up and informed us none [...]
Day 1 at Bridger Bowl
My alarm rang at 7:36 this morning. I dragged myself out of bed, angry and confused at why I was awake so early. And then I remembered…I was going skiing! Adam and I loaded the car, the smell of the fresh wax on the skis lingering in the air. I settled in to the driver’s [...]
Bridger Ridge Hike
Facing a rather desolate and gloomy week (Lab on Wednesday, classes until 9pm on Thursday with a bonus Economics midterm thrown in for fun) I decided to blow off studying and packing and go for a hike. My goal was 8914′ Baldy Mountain, the first mountain visible along the Bridger Range from Bozeman. The trail [...]
First Snow! – September 30, 2009
I woke up this morning to pounding snow outside. Sure, it was 37 degrees and the snow was melting right off the roads, but it was still snowing! And it has been, in various intensities and qualities, all day. Even a fainting spell after a knee-tap didn’t blunt my pure joy at seeing flakes fall. [...]
Late September
Late September has been awesome here in Bozeman. The weather finally cooled off and the wind has been blowing incessantly. Great weather for hiking, camping, and bridge jumping. A distinct chill of winter is in the air. This shot was taken on our return trip to Lava Lake. We also returned to the bridge in [...]
OP Camp – Hyalite Canyon
The Outdoor Pursuits (or OP) Floors of Roskie Hall traveled to Langohr Camp in Hyalite Canyon on Friday night. Our campsite was within 10 feet of the river, and the stars were absolutely brilliant at night. It totally blew away anything I’ve ever seen in the light pollution riddled East Coast. I’ve always heard that [...]
Lava Lake
Tucker, Chase, Tim, and I did our first “real” Bozeman area hike today. The trail to Lava Lake is about three miles each way, with 1600 vertical feet of elevation gain. It’s a tough hike, but totally worth it. We took our time on the way up, stopping to wade/fall into the stream that follows [...]
Bouldering In Bozeman
I’ve really gotten into bouldering since moving here. The Town of Bozeman and a local pro climber teamed up and placed several artificial boulders around town for the public to use. They’re pretty sweet with lots of really tricky problems and routes.
Montana Sunsets
The sunsets here have been absolutely stunning. I think it has to do with so much more sky real estate, or maybe the air is different, or something. Every night I’ve been shocked by how bright and vibrant everything is. I finally got out to try and take pictures tonight, and had limited success. I [...]
First Week In Montana
This first week has been pretty good. I could have done without the Lyme Disease/Miniscus Tear (still not sure yet) that resulted in my massively swollen knee and no hiking or biking, but whatever. I’m not gonna complain about a day spent whitewater rafting or lounging around at the Madison River, either. The weather has [...]
